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Inside Faye Anderson’s fight to bring transparency to 76ers’ push to build Center City arena
RCFP attorneys are helping Anderson fight for records related to the 76ers' now-abandoned plans for a new arena near Chinatown.Categorized in Freedom of information
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Reporters Committee names Leslie Briggs Oklahoma Local Legal Initiative attorney
Briggs provides pro bono legal support to journalists and newsrooms in Oklahoma as part of the Local Legal Initiative.Categorized in Announcements
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University of Tennessee agrees to settle public records lawsuit, turn over documents
RCFP attorneys represented a WBIR anchor in his lawsuit against the university seeking records related to a federal energy lab.Categorized in Education
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Indiana Capital Chronicle v. Indiana Department of Correction
The Indiana Capital Chronicle is seeking access to records showing the cost of a lethal injection drug.Categorized in Freedom of information -
Indiana Capital Chronicle lawsuit seeks access to cost of execution drug
It’s the second lawsuit filed by RCFP’s Indiana Local Legal Initiative attorney in the last month.Categorized in Freedom of information
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West v. Ion Media Networks, Inc.
Scripps News is seeking access to police bodycam footage showing the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old girl.Categorized in Freedom of information -
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Morgan County Correspondent, LLC v. Board of Education of the Mooresville Consolidated School Corporation
The Morgan County Correspondent is suing a public school board over violations of Indiana's Open Door Law.Categorized in Education -
Spotlight PA investigates doctor approval of medical marijuana cards in Pennsylvania
It’s the third investigation based on data Spotlight PA obtained through litigation with free legal support from an RCFP attorney.Categorized in Freedom of information
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In re: Jonathan Luna
LNP Media Group is seeking to unseal the autopsy report related to the mysterious 2003 death of a federal prosecutor.Categorized in Court access -
On the Docket: It is now time to push back against government gatekeeping practices
We may have finally found a way to force agencies to stop preventing employees from speaking with the news media.Categorized in Local Legal Initiative
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